Azores Geopark
Volcanoes, calderas, lakes, lava fields, fumaroles, hot springs and thermal waters, volcanic caves, "fajãs", fault scarps and marine fossil deposits, among others, are characteristic elements of the Azorean geological heritage.
The Azores Autonomous Region has an area of 2324 sq. km. Despite the small size of the Azorean territory, the islands have a wide range of landscapes, forms and structures derived namely from the types of eruption, its dynamics and the subsequent actions of weathering.